Meet the Spartans

2008 | Comedy, Fantasy, Spoof

Synopsis

A spoof of 300 and many other movies, TV series/shows/commercials, video games and celebrities. King Leonidas of Sparta and his army of 12 go to war against Xerxes of Persia to fight to the death for Sparta's freedom.

Scores

Overall Score
72.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.1%
Review Aggregate
16.6

Critic Consensus

2.1% Fresh • 48 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 2% of 48 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, satirical. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnysatiricalemotionalstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sean Maguire2008$2,441,000$3,557,000(est)
Carmen Electra2008$1,503,000$2,189,000(est)
Ken Davitian2008$1,131,000$1,648,000(est)
Kevin Sorbo2008$925,000$1,348,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score2.0
RT critic review count48
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating2.8
IMDb votes114,167

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$38,233,676$55,707,870
International2008$47,663,916$69,448,077
Worldwide2008$85,897,590$125,155,944

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2008$38,182,404$55,633,166
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,646,000$2,398,282
Digital Purchases ?2008$587,000$855,281
Physical Rentals ?2008$13,639,000$19,872,524
Physical Purchases ?2008$28,259,000$41,174,401
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$9,558,419$13,926,968
Total Revenues2008$91,871,823$133,860,622
Expenses
Budget ?2008$30,000,000$43,711,102
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$22,387,000 (est)$32,618,681 (est)
Participations2008$7,350,000$10,709,220
Residuals ?2008$3,638,000$5,300,700
Interest & Overhead2008$5,100,000$7,430,887
Total Expenses2008$68,475,000$99,770,590
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$23,396,823$34,090,031

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